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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

McKenna v. Begin, 325 N.E.2d 587 (1975)

Citation
McKenna v. Begin, 325 N.E.2d 587 (1975)
Parent Document
McKenna v. Begin, 325 N.E.2d 587 (1975)
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date
1975-04-04

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G. L. c. 239, § 8A states in pertinent part: “In a proceeding under this chapter, proof by the person occupying the premises that the person to whom he customarily paid his rent or that the owner or his agents, servants, or employees knew of conditions in the premises in violation of the standards of fitness for human habitation established under the state sanitary code or any ordinance, by-law, rule or regulation which endanger or materially impair the health or safety of persons occupying the premises shall satisfy and be the equivalent of the notice requirement of clause (1) of the first paragraph of this section, provided that the conditions and the knowledge of them existed before the person occupying the premises was in arrears in his rent and that the owner or his agents, servants, or employees had not taken reasonable steps to remedy such conditions.” 3